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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1949
Page
5
fragments list local officials and services including Patice Bee Fire Department Light Plant City Manager Cloth and Treas Sheriff Office Ambulance White Archbold Hospital State Patrol and Post Office. numerical strings appear with unclear meaning.
Classifieds offer opportunities for earnings through silver work on commission and two woman candidates for full schedules. Also an aggressive nationwide job ad seeks a married man with two years of high school for a debit role in Thomasville. Includes hotel interviews, vacations, sick leave, and rapid promotion, plus party ice cream services and used goods listings.
The New York stock market rose modestly led by Magnavox and a number of blue chips including Bethlehem Steel General Motors Chrysler Goodyear Sears Roebuck Deere Consolidated Natural Gas Air Reduction General Electric Union Carbide J C Penney International Paper Texas Co United Air Lines. Declines came from Studebaker Montgomery Ward American Telephone Anaconda Copper Phelps Dodge American Can Dow Chemical and Radio Corp. Corporate bonds moved sluggishly with many major names in play.
Receipts across major market points including Albany Columbus Moultrie Thomasville Dothan Jacksonville and Tallahassee show hogs and cattle with varied quotes. Hogs mostly steady with range by weight from 140 160 to over 270 pounds and prices 15.00 to 20.00 per hundredweight. cattle tones steady with steers and heifers in the 21.25 to 26.04 range and cows 13.00 to 20.00, Alabama Florida listings noted.
Defense to admits being a former Communist and ring member and identifies Hiss as the source of secret State Department papers. Hiss denies the claim before a federal grand jury that indicted him for perjury last December. In New York the conspiracy trial against Communist party leaders eyed resumption after a weekend recess.
Slouks steady selective demand. Duands soldy demand for rails and utilities. Cotton power liquidation and hedging. Wheat cash grain prices down. Corn firm trade fairly active. Oats steady price causes. Hogs slow and about cents lower. Cattle slow and unevenly steady.
North Georgia five poultry markets are unsettled with demand very good in some areas and moderate in others. Supplies are liberal. Prices paid f o b farm this morning for broilers and fryers ranged from 21M to 23¼ cents, mostly 22½ to 23¼ cents.
Atlanta June market report notes very heavy supplies of fresh produce with active demand. Watermelons strong but many lines faced price declines. cantaloupes, cucumbers, green corn, beans, cabbage, peaches, and okra show varied price moves through the day.
Chicago livestock market report shows hog salable 11 000 with lower bids across butchers and sows led by top 21.60, steer and heifer prices uneven with steers 25.00-27.25 and high-choice loads up to 28.75, cows 16.25-21.00, bulls 19.50-21.00, stockers scarce and lighter demand on light weights.
New Orleans cotton futures rose early in the day but traded lower as traders realized profits. At 11 A M the prices showed declines from session highs, with most contracts down about five to twenty cents per bale.
In 1800 pre machine farming required about 370 hours to grow and harvest 100 bushels of wheat. By 1940 the tractor era reduced effort to roughly 45 hours for the same output, illustrating dramatic productivity gains in agriculture.
Mary Jane Gallagher withdrew from a local beauty contest in Moundsville West Virginia after her priest advised her. Her mother Mrs J E Gallagher said religion is more important than any beauty contest. The event was to name Miss West Virginia.
Two youths were killed in a private plane crash near Alma Georgia yesterday. Victims were David M. Hester of Lake City Florida and Lee Eden field Brunswick twenty. Witnesses say the light plane stalled while low over a relative’s home en route to visit wives and relatives.
Continued from page one outlines compensation for interned civilians in the Philippines and other territories, including about 6000 Americans who may receive $60 a month plus disability and death benefits. It also notes payments for military prisoners denied rations under the 1929 Geneva convention and a possible $1 per day, and a reimbursement plan for certain religious groups aiding Americans after Pearl Harbor.
New York June 27 reports show cotton futures easing as liquidation in nearby July prompts selling while new crop months see light demand. Rains in the central belt are viewed as unfavorable, with October 1949 hedge activity tied to export coverage. Late quotes place July around 32.71, with options at 20.36 and nearby at 29.18.
In Chicago on June 27 wheat closed fractions lower amid cash grain selling from Southwestern markets and price softness. Corn rose modestly, oats edged mixed, and soybeans slipped slightly, while lard declined slightly. Separately in Savannah turpentine offerings and sales totaled 37 1/2 cents and rosin activity was limited with stable stocks.
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The new rent act lets small landlords raise net operating income to 30 percent and larger owners to 29 percent after adjustments. Local offices face a flood of inquiries as about one million applications were distributed but few returned, with staff plans to assist landlords in calculating eligible increases.
Buses arrive and depart from Trailways Bus Station as the Service Transit Company notes customer patronage is appreciated.
A fragmented OCR item mentions Trailways and Gough Corp with unclear names and actions. It seems to reference a corporate matter or personnel with missing details. No clear event, date, or outcome is readable for precise reporting.
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